Letterman's stupid

I love David Letterman. I've preferred his style of comedy and the outline of his show for many years as opposed to people such as Conan O'Brien or Jay Leno. I didn't happen to catch the show the other night that has been in the news recently with regard to what Letterman said about Sarah Palin's daughter. Letterman usually opens the show with a few jokes pertaining to current events or prominent public figures. In Gov. Palin's recent trip to New York City, he mentioned that Palin, “Bought makeup from Bloomingdale's to update her 'slutty flight attendant' look." That joke, I can handle because that's a grown adult who can handle criticism after being the Governor of Alaska and running for Vice President while being a female. On the Palin's trip, Sarah and husband Todd brought 14 year-old daughter Willow to a Yankees game accompanied by former NYC Mayor Rudy Gulliani. The joke that Letterman made in reference to that event drew much debate and controversy over the last couple days. "One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game," Letterman said, "during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez." Letterman claims that the joke was intended for the Palin's 18 year-old daughter Bristol who had a child out of wedlock and was subject to questions of character by Palin's raising as a mother. I find the excuse terrible. With all of the sex offenders in this country it's hard to belive that the joke wouldn't strike a cord with the public. If it was intended for Bristol, it shouldn't have even been a joke anyway since she wasn't even with the Palin's at the game. The writers should have probably investigated that further instead of making themselves look as though they are making sexual jokes about 14 year-old. Do I believe that David Letterman meant what he said? Absolutely not. However, society is a place where it's not ok to make jokes about underage girls having sex with adults, especially with the joke coming from a man over 60 years old. I'm with the Palin's on this one. I will continue to watch Letterman maybe in the future, but he's left me uneasy with his poor judgement and stupidity.

Brett Favre Drama

This has got to stop. It all began last year when the Vikings were coming off an exciting previous season following the galloping speed of Adrian Peterson. The Packers were coming off a season in which an aging Brett Favre had arguably his best season in recent memory to lead the Packers minutes away a trip to the Super Bowl. We all know what happened after this. Brett Favre retires, with enough tears at a press conference to make a robot cry. Packer fans begin building cheese memorials with Favre's 8 o'clock shadow gracing the surface. Vikings fans rejoice now that their most hated rival, who's jersey once put on a chicken and chased by John Randle in Nike commercials can now be forgotten. But wait...Brett decides he wants to play again. The Packers are happy! No wait..they want to move on. Brett's excited to come back and get his job back. No wait, he's offended the job isn't given to him. A disgruntled Brett Favre in Green Bay means that maybe he'd be interest in mutiny just to spite his old team. Minnesota begins to drool. Imagine the ratings for games, the jersey sales, the rivalry that would ensue, the possibility of a Super Bowl. The phones begin ringing with rumors. Brett wants to play for the Vikings, the Vikings are talking to Brett. Trade offer rumors ensue. The trade happens! But the Packers trade Favre to the New York Jets with stipulations in the contract saying that the Jets cannot trade him to the Vikings. The season begins and Brett Favre opens up on fire with his new team. He even threw six touchdowns early in the season against a polished San Diego defense. The Vikings are led by a great running attack, and stingy defense that only lacked an arm that was now seemingly throwing in the shadows of where Broadway Joe Namath became a legend. Later in the season, Favre begins throwing interceptions, ALOT of interceptions. Already the NFL's all-time leader in proven "my bad's" Brett Favre threw a career high nine interceptions in the final month. Favre's bicep is injured, his season ends. He retires, giving the idea that he knows he can play but with his injured bicep he doesn't know at what level he can play. Now he the Packers and Vikings can move on with everything. The Jets release Brett Favre and he retires. When asked if he will get the urge to play again Brett says quietly, "probably," and then asked what he will do if he does, replies, "Nothing. Cut grass." Whew. So it was settled. The Vikings pick up Sage Rosenfels in hopes that he can bring more experience and guide a stacked Vikings team and manage the game well enough for a deep play-off run as opposed to the young Tarvaris Jackson. The Vikings know where they're going heading into a year that includes the addition of electric receiver Percy Harvin from the U. of Florida and an Adrian Peterson who's a 2,000 yard back waiting to happen. Somewhere in the distance we hear it trickle through the cracks of ESPN as well as the internet, Brett Favre's having surgery on that bicep. Maybe he's getting that bicep fixed so he can push his push mower and cut that gross we've heard so much about? No wait. Brett Favre wouldn't have a push mower! He wants to play football! He begins working out with the high school kids in Mississippi again and all of a sudden Vikings fans can start it all over again. All these scenarios have affected hundreds of employed people between the Jets, Packers, and Vikings. Millions of fans generated the internet with opinions and arguments. All based on one idea that someone can not make up his mind. The surgery is a success, Favre begins throwing. Favre's throwing good, Vikings have first organized team work outs. Vikings issue a deadline stating they want a decision within a week or else will move on. Vikings state a day later there was never a deadline and they will talk to Brett at a later date. Then comes the rumor that the Favre family has booked 27 rooms in Green Bay for the same night the Vikings play the Packers in Green Bay. Enough is enough! As a Vikings fan I would love to see Brett Favre light up the Packers for 350 yards and 4 touchdowns at Lambeau Field, leading the Vikings to the Super Bowl and ride off into the sunset. In my experiences though when you day dream about things like this you tend to get kicked in the shorts while your head is in the clouds. I wish I had the Super Bowl puzzle figured out with the perfect piece at quarterback, but I don't and neither do the Vikings with or without Brett Favre. A guy just can't come in whenever he wishes, change his mind all day and expect everything to work out as planned. He is Brett Favre arguably the greatest player of all time. He was 17 years ago when he started too and doesn't have the same magic he had ten years ago. Brett needs to come to grips with the fact that the game goes on long after players do. It's a way of life and toying with millions of fans with indecisions is not the correct way to go about it. I'm sorry Brett. Oh who am I kidding...VIKINGS BEAT PATRIOTS IN THE SUPER BOWL WITH BRETT FAVRE WINNING SUPER BOWL MVP!!! It's going to sting Packer fans.

GM Re-invention

I would personally like to thank General Motors for the commercial I just viewed. During difficult times in our countries economy, it has been made obvious to me that many people are not fully grasping what is going on in our country, or turn a blind eye and believe it won't affect them. It's incredibly different to know that since 2000, a matter of less than ten years we will all witness the elimination of Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saab, Hummer, and Saturn. Brand names we have all become accustomed to in our everyday lives. I enjoyed the commercial because it provided the two things that people need when they're facing tough times. Truth and assurance. GM made it known that the current state of the nation is making it difficult for them to progress further the way they had in past times. They didn't try to sneak past and just bluff people into saying everything is ok. They also assured the public that they will become stronger and make a more efficient product with less variety. I believe that this was an excellent commercial for GM to present, but more than that, I think the message was better for people as opposed to cars. In tough economic times, don't try to do more than what yourself can handle, instead master the necessities of yourself and make yourself a more complete efficient product.


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